Balance of Italy’s Political Forces Ahead of European Elections
Balance of Italy’s Political Forces Ahead of European Elections

Author(s): Maciej Pawłowski
Subject(s): Governance, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Italy; European elections; election campaign; European Union; Italian government; political conflicts;
Summary/Abstract: The campaign in Italy for May’s European elections began with a conflict about the national budget between the Italian government and the European Commission (EC). Evaluations of the EU forms the dividing line between the main political forces. Opposition parties accuse the government of a confrontational attitude towards EU institutions. The ruling party’s leaders hope that before the elections to the European Parliament (EP), more parties similar to them will rise up and that together they will change the balance of power inside the EU. However, the conflicts between Italy and the EC will strengthen irrespective of the election results.

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